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Assessment of the Effects of Mental Practice on Tongue Strength in Brain-damaged Patients

Spain30 participantsStarted 2020-11-15

Plain-language summary

The main objective is to evaluate the effects of action-observation training on tongue strength in brain-damaged patients.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 70 * Date of injury : 6 months onwards * Medical diagnosis: brain damage or head trauma * Clinical diagnosis of dysphagia by videofluoroscopy or V-CAM and expert opinion. Exclusion Criteria: * Not understanding verbal or auditory/visual commands through the Boston Test * Present behavioural alterations * Presence of seizures * Presence of tracheotomy * Impulsivity * Attention Problems

What they're measuring

Lingual strength

Timeframe: Change in immediately at the end of the intervention and also, changes between the end and three months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04615598

SponsorUniversidad Autonoma de Madrid

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-07-30

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